Sea Devil raid plan through British blockade revealed
Count Luckner narrates a daring 1916 covert mission to disguise the German auxiliary cruiser as the Norwegian vessel Maleta. He details seizing the logbook, forging documents, assembling a Norwegian–styled crew, adopting new identities, and painting the ship to pass British searches before sailing to breach the blockade.
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Mbown & de Tagpuro
Martine Tnspector von Kekmsve
Count von Luckner
Admiralty
Geeste Munde
Parta
Bulioaba
Copenhagen
Christiania
Melbourne
Maleta
Norway
Balmahy
Edward VII
England
Boudsen
Commonwealth of Australia
Germany
Joe
Foreirn
Norwe
Eling
Filchner
Preiss
Kirchetss
Krauss
Weser
North Sea
Wilhelmshaven
Fritz Meyer
Ole Johngen
Thriller
Bjornsen
Hang Lehman
Lora Carlsen
Captain Knudsen
Wachman
Muleta
The Birth of London Through Ancient Descriptions
The text traces London’s earliest mentions to Tacitus, noting AD 61 when Londinium was sacked by Queen Boadicea and a statue of the queen now overlooks the Thames near Westminster. It highlights London’s long, murky history as a royal and imperial crossroads.
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London
Tacitus
Agicola
Britain
Boadicea
Palace of
Westminster
Thames
Loudoun
Racce
Women Seek Ocean Liners Jobs Outnumber Applicants
Hundreds of women of good birth and education seek shipboard posts as stewardesses conductresses nurses manicurists hairdressers and attendants. Shipping officials note liner work is strenuous and demanding but offers cheap travel and a chance to see much of the world while employed.
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Uy I
See Mouch
Larke for Hawaii: Oregon meadow farks shipped to islands
The Hawaiian Islands lack abundant birds and animals, and a bulletin from the American Game Protective Association notes many species of value. Arrangements are made to ship 40 pairs of Oregon meadow farks to Hawaii for economic use, not for ornament, to address insect pests.
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Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands
North America
American Game Protective Association
Hawwaii
Horses and buses spark a Paris timetable debate
An old dispatch notes Paris horse transport lagging behind six-wheeled gasoline buses. Despite claims of traffic issues, horses hold near equal speed on two routes as buses, with timetable comparisons showing buses only about 15 percent faster than horse travel from a generation ago.
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Paris
Tra
Gerous
No Place for Hire Governor Byrd Attacks Debutant
At a Richmond luncheon Governor Byrd opposed the political debut of a millionaire with a dubious record. He called the scene no place for a man who needs a whitewash and warned against accepting him.
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Byrd
Richmond
College Fratera Traterpittes and Activities Count 851
A tally shows 76 men's tranterpittes and 80 warden's on the enuipyes of American schools and colleges. Including honorary tranterpites, rotary congresses and other student activities, the total reaches 851.
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College Fratera
Simile Bilnke and Dinks Exchange Witty Remarks
A fragmented newspaper snippet shows a playful exchange about conversation skills between Simile Bilnke and Dinks, noting Bilnke as not an interesting talker yet Dinks calls him full of stories. The clipping also mentions a piano piece titled Bonastery Bellet performed as their first piece.
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Bilnke
Cincinnati Inquirer
Punished for Dresses in Buchan Parish Scuffle
A Buchan church teacher claimed a spirit warned of weather and dress style causing a severe European cult spell. After services four girls with abbreviated dresses were beaten. police rescued them. The scene included harsh rebukes and bewildering dialogue from pupils and locals.
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Nome
Buchan
Czechoslovakia
Europe
Eis Pious
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